Lim Bo Seng Memorial

War hero

Unqiue pagoda to remember Lim Bo Seng.

The real tomb is at macritchie reservoir.

Located in a quiet park close to the padang and the Merlion park. Well maintained, the surrounding has been spruced up with some artistic installations

One of the monuments in Esplanade Park honouring the heroes from WW2.

Memorial of Lim Bo Seng who was one of the war heroes during the Japanese Occupation, one who sacrificed his life for others.

Lim Bo Seng Memorial - A dedicated tribute to Lim Bo Seng, who died during the Japanese Occupation period in 1944. He was held captive by the Japanese Secret Police in Ipoh after a spy identified him as a member of the resistance army. Designed by Ng Keng Siang, one of Singapore's pioneer local architects to graduate from London, the memorial occupies a site measuring 100 ft by 80 ft (30 m by 24 m), which was donated by the government. The construction cost of $50,000 was funded by donations from the Chinese community. The memorial takes the form of a 3.6-metre-high octagonal pagoda made of bronze, concrete and marble. A bronze three-tier roof caps the pagoda, while four bronze lions stand guard at the base. Four bronze plaques placed around the pagoda give an account of Lim’s life in English, Chinese, Tamil and Jawi (Malay). On 28 December 2010, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial was gazetted as a national monument. In 1946, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial Committee, which included representatives from the Chinese Nationalist government, was established to raise funds for the construction of a public memorial dedicated to Lim. The colonial government rejected the committee’s proposal to build a memorial park around his grave, but granted permission for a memorial to be built at the Esplanade. The British Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia at the time, Malcolm MacDonald, laid the foundation stone for the structure on 3 November 1953. The completed memorial was unveiled on 29 June 1954 by Charles Loewen, then commander-in-chief of the Far East Land Forces. To note: After the war, Lim’s remains were disinterred from the jail in December 1945 and reburied in Singapore on 13 January 1946, on a hill overlooking MacRitchie Reservoir. In February 1946, the Chinese Nationalist government posthumously awarded him the rank of major-general.

It is 9.15am on 11/7/2022, this is the last day of the long weekend. Many people must have enjoyed their time here. But, look at the amount of trash generated? CItizen, Agencies and Contractor need to work together to minimized trash and keep the trash in the bins. 1) Not enough bins or bins not big enough for all the trash. 2) People not socially responsible to take their trash away. 3) Agencies not pro-active in educating the people 4) Agencies not actively enforcing the law We should all be responsible for keeping this city clean.